Hugues de Lionne

Hugues de Lionne, Marquis de Berny (born October 11, 1611 in Grenoble , † September 1, 1671 ) was a French diplomat .

Lionne came from a noble family of the Dauphiné and was a French envoy in Munster, participating in the Westphalian Peace Congress . In 1646 he was promoted to secretary to the Queen Mother Anna of Austria through the favor of Jules Mazarin . In 1655 he went to Rome as envoy for the election of Alexander VII as pope . In 1657 he was envoy in Frankfurt am Main . From 1658 Lionne worked as an envoy in Madrid during the negotiations for the Pyrenean Peace , which he had a major influence. In 1663 he became foreign minister and enjoyed the unreserved trust of Louis XIV , who bestowed him with special signs of favor.

literature

Jules Valfrey: La diplomatie française au XVIIe siècle: Hugues de Lionne, ses ambassades en Italie, 1642–1656, d'après sa correspondance Conservee aux Archives du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres (Par. 1877).

predecessor	Office	successor
Henri-Auguste de Loménie	Foreign Minister of France April 3, 1663 - September 1, 1671	Simon Arnaud, marquis de Pomponne

personal data
SURNAME	Lionne, Hugues de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French diplomat and foreign minister
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1611
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grenoble
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1671